Village Vancouver is a sister transition town to our own Golden Ears Transition Initiative here in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. If you don't mind the commute, here are some great events they have planned for October.Introduction to CanningIntroduction to Seed Saving

Event Description:Learn how to can and preserve some of the local, seasonal bounty which surrounds us at this time of the year. Participants in this hands-on workshop with Caitlin Dorward will learn safe techniques using the boiling water bath method, and will be able to take home a jar or two of what we make.Cost: Suggested donation $25, plus $6 materials fee. No one turned away for lack of funds.Registration: Maximum 12 participants. RSVP to Ross at ross@villagevancouver.ca or phone 604.761.0224. Please Pre-register.Organized by Village Vancouver, in partnership with Aberthau artist-in-residence LocoMotoArt, and part of the Sustenance Festival.

Event Description:A Greenest City Series workshop presented by Village Vancouver in partnership with Vancouver Public Library (Terry Salman Branch).Do you want to start saving your own seeds? In this workshop Mel Sylvestre will provide you with the knowledge needed to understand the basic principles behind seed saving and the skills necessary to begin seed saving. It will also allow you to develop an understanding of basic plants reproduction biology and to learn the vocabulary of the seed saving world. The theory will be complemented by hands-on techniques and demonstrations.FREERegistration: Call 604-665-3964 or RSVP here.Part of the Sustenance Festival.